Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uganda fits inside Canada 65 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 849 m above Uganda’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 23% more people than Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 54 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 10.0 cm taller than in Uganda
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 6.2 cm taller than in Uganda
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 24 years older than in Uganda
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.9 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 3.8 times as many refugees per resident as Canada
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada and Uganda are practically level
Canada: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 37 times the size of Uganda’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 19 times as much per person as Uganda
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Canada (Gini 6.7 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda and Canada are practically level
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Uganda’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 141 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 14 years longer than in Uganda
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 15 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 2 times that in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.25 points higher than in Uganda
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Uganda
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 8.7 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,212 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 397 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 7.5 years longer than in Uganda
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 19 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (22 against 3)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Canada: 94% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 6.7 times as fast as in Uganda
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Canada: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Canada: 83% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Canada: 94 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 39 times as long as Uganda’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 5,050 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 12% of Uganda
Canada: 42% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 106 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 3.2 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 26.7 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 2.2 times as much rain as Canada
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Uganda?
Canada is larger. Uganda fits inside Canada 65 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Uganda?
Uganda has 23% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Uganda?
People in Canada live 14 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Canada or Uganda?
Men in Canada are 10.0 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
